Author
British political officials to members of the ruling family of Bahrain
Publication Date
18 Mar 1945-8 Jan 1946 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
33
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1578
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x000139
Library Location
British Library:
India Office
The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
Records and
Private Papers
Documents collected in a private capacity.
Date
18 Mar 1945-8 Jan 1946 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
Correspondence relating to gifts of ammunition cartridges made by British political officials to members of the ruling family of Bahrain, including the ruler, Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah. Included in the papers are letters of thanks from the recipients of these gifts, often in both English translation and Arabic original.
Interspersed amongst this correspondence is some related to a gift of two bags of sugar, given by the Political Officer on the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
to Shaikh Mohamed bin Ali bin Huwaidin, chief of the Beni Qitab tribe, as a ‘favour of settlement’.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 32-33) mirror the chronological arrangement.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
English Office: File 16/66
